Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Yes, although I am going to try the things that Ronni suggested when we get back from China. On 10/11/2008, at 12:39 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Many thanks, Susan, that is interesting and reassuring to hear! Severin On 10/11/2008, at 10:16 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, the problem with all

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Many thanks, Susan, that is interesting and reassuring to hear! Severin On 10/11/2008, at 10:16 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, the problem with all of this diagnostic stuff is that I have had, and still have, other Macs, which are connected to networks, printers and external hard drives.

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi again Susan, If turning off "Enable Firewall Logging" doesn't solve your sleep issue (as suggested in my previous email). Try System Preferences > Energy Saver - Sleep and uncheck "Put the Hard Disk(s) to sleep when possible". Let's hope one of these allows you to see the soft pulsating

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Ronni, I get home from China on Saturday, so have made a reminder to myself to try this. Thanks, Susan. On 10/11/2008, at 9:57 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Susan, Yes, the G5s are well known for having sleep issues. I've had another thought (yep, I have them occasionally). Try going into S

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Susan, Yes, the G5s are well known for having sleep issues. I've had another thought (yep, I have them occasionally). Try going into System Preferences > Security > Firewall - click Advanced and turn OFF (take the tick out) Enable Firewall logging. See if your G5 will sleep now. Cheer

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Mike, I do think the problem has been around so long that its not the first sign of a major problem. This model of Mac did have major issues at first, which were fixed by a long time coming firmware update, back in 2005. cheers, Susan. On 10/11/2008, at 9:33 AM, Mike Murray wrote: Hi S

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi David, I looked into this, but could find only the original firmware update which fixed the serious unreliability of this model. This was back in 2005. My thinking that the ongoing inability to sleep without manual prompt is probably another bug that is perhaps related to the odd way thi

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Susan Hate to add a sour note, but I've recently replaced a 3+ year old 20- in G5 iMac with a cooked motherboard. The first symptoms were odd behaviour with sleep patterns and mysterious awakenings and shut- downs. Apparently this is a known issue. The new 24-in is great. Cheers Mike On

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Has anyone checked Apple's Firmware update database to check that all the latest patches relevant to G5 1.8 SP's are installed? On 10/11/2008, at 10:16 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, the problem with all of this diagnostic stuff is that I have had, and still have, other Macs, which are

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi all, the problem with all of this diagnostic stuff is that I have had, and still have, other Macs, which are connected to networks, printers and external hard drives. All of my other Macs go to sleep when I'm not using them, unless I have something obvious happening, such as a file downl

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Severin Crisp wrote: 3GB RAM. I do have three printers always alive, two on a USB hub and one via Airport Extreme. No way I can not have them. I shall just live with it Thanks as always Ronni! Severin Hi Severin, Have you tried switching off but not disconnecting the two USB printers? I i

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Severin, Some programmes perform periodic activity which (intentionally or not) will restart your Mac's time-to-sleep timer. For example, downloading a large file will prevent your disk from going to sleep and thus prevent your computer from going to sleep. Continuous file sharing and internet

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

3GB RAM. I do have three printers always alive, two on a USB hub and one via Airport Extreme. No way I can not have them. I shall just live with it Thanks as always Ronni! Severin On 09/11/2008, at 5:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Severin & Mike, Usually it is an external USB or FireWire per

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

On 09/11/2008, at 5:32 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi, no offence taken. Clearly there is something going on, but having had this computer for a long time, I've checked out many of the options. Maybe there is something in the add ons. cheers, Susan. I had problems with the drfivers for a Can

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi, no offence taken. Clearly there is something going on, but having had this computer for a long time, I've checked out many of the options. Maybe there is something in the add ons. cheers, Susan. On 09/11/2008, at 4:22 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Sorry Susan, I apologise for not including you i

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Sorry Susan, I apologise for not including you in my reply ... it certainly was not intentional! My BAD! Ronni On 09/11/2008, at 5:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Severin & Mike, Usually it is an external USB or FireWire peripheral that causes sleep problems, or in a majority of cases it ha

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Severin & Mike, Usually it is an external USB or FireWire peripheral that causes sleep problems, or in a majority of cases it has been a software issue with either drivers and / or software to peripherals ... mainly printers. OR Short on RAM.

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Likewise, my G5 2.0 DP won't sleep without manual intervention. I've tried removing everything I could from actively running, including startup items, and it didn't make any difference. If anyone has any ideas I'd like to know also. Cheers Mike Fuller On 09/11/2008, at 4:20 PM, Susan Hasti

Re: Drowse or Sleep?

Hi Severin, this doesn't help, but my G5 1.8 SP doesn't go to sleep by itself either, I have to do it manually. Hence, its not the best computer for using with my EyeTV, my mac mini will go to sleep when its finished recording a program, but the G5 keeps chugging on. cheers, Susan. On 09

Drowse or Sleep?

I am puzzled at the Sleep habits of my G5 1.8, 10.5.5. If I select Sleep from the Apple menu it goes unambiguously into full sleep to be awakened by hitting a key. Energy saver is set to put displays to sleep after 7 mins (which it does) and to put the computer to sleep after 10mins. Addition